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{{ProjectInfoBox|project title=Fixing a Watch Movement|image=Escape_wheels.webp|status=done|materials=broken watch (Citizen 8200)|initiator=[[User:Luzian|Luzian]]|date=late 2020}} | |||
tl;dr fixed my first movement and wanted to share | tl;dr fixed my first movement and wanted to share | ||
Just wanted to share this with you since it is the first movement I fixed. The watch belongs to my mother and was a gift from my father. It worked well but wasn't the most accurate anymore. It then started to speed-run when | Just wanted to share this with you since it is the first movement I fixed. The watch belongs to my mother and was a gift from my father. It worked well but wasn't the most accurate anymore. It then started to speed-run when shaken. The hypothesis was that the escape wheel or pallet fork was broken. After inspection I found out that the bearing pin on the escape wheel had broken off (the thing that rides in the ruby). I found a new one on aliexpress for less than a dollar but ended up paying $5 for shipping. After waiting a few weeks I had to take out the balance wheel to swap the escape wheel. But after reassembly it started ticking again. I have the luxury of good tweezers and a stereo microscope so I could see what I was doing. | ||
[[File:Escape wheels.webp|thumb|New (top) and broken (bottom) escape wheel|alt=|none]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 13:16, 30 December 2020
| ProjectInfoBox Fixing a Watch Movement | |
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| Status: | done |
| Release Date: | late 2020 |
| Initiator: | Luzian |
| Materials Used: | broken watch (Citizen 8200) |
tl;dr fixed my first movement and wanted to share
Just wanted to share this with you since it is the first movement I fixed. The watch belongs to my mother and was a gift from my father. It worked well but wasn't the most accurate anymore. It then started to speed-run when shaken. The hypothesis was that the escape wheel or pallet fork was broken. After inspection I found out that the bearing pin on the escape wheel had broken off (the thing that rides in the ruby). I found a new one on aliexpress for less than a dollar but ended up paying $5 for shipping. After waiting a few weeks I had to take out the balance wheel to swap the escape wheel. But after reassembly it started ticking again. I have the luxury of good tweezers and a stereo microscope so I could see what I was doing.
